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Common collocations with task in American Collocation

task noun countable

US /tæsk/

difficult or unpleasant

arduous
challenging
complex
daunting
difficult
impossible
mammoth
onerous
thankless
tough
unenviable

This may sound like a daunting task, especially if you haven’t carried out this type of work before.

usual

daily
everyday
routine

He required prompting and supervision even when performing routine tasks.

easy

easy
simple
straighforward
trivial

At first, it looked like a straightforward task, but we soon ran into problems.

boring and requiring no skill

low-level
menial
mundane
repetitive
tedious

They have used robots to automate most of the mundane tasks.

do a task

approach
handle
perform
tackle
undertake

The animals can be trained to perform simple tasks.

finish a task

accomplish
complete
execute
finish
fulfil

Soldiers are trained to accomplish difficult tasks under dangerous circumstances.

give someone a task

allocate
assign
delegate
entrust
set

He has proved to be a fine organiser and he successfully delegates tasks to others.